"The first one out the gate is supposed to set the bar for the
rest. Certainly, this season’s opener for LLT, “Quartet”set the bar with altitude high enough to promote nose bleeds... Director Swiston did a remarkable job... everthing moved like silk on
a brillantly designed constructed and decorated set... real genius... in cast selection. The four are all talented and relentless actors who picked up the tale and moved with it.” – Jeanne
Chaussee, Guadalajara Reporter

About Quartet – the director’s view

“Among my works, the one I like best is the Home that I had had built in Milan for
accommodating old singers not favoured by fortune ...” Thus wrote Giuseppe Verdi in a letter to a friend, as Verdi neared the end of his life.

Casa Verdi, opened in 1902, and still accepting guests to this day, became an inspiration
for Ronald Harwood’s Quartet.

Harwood weaves fact and fiction into a funny, poignant tale of aging, love and personal
strength. Each Quartet character was a successful operatic singer in his or her professional life, and the four come unexpectedly together in a musician’s retirement home in England’s
countryside. Like all of us, they have developed idiosyncrasies as they’ve aged, but each retains the heart that made them what they once were. Together, we celebrate with them as the whole so
clearly becomes greater than the sum of these individuals.

Did you know …?

Giuseppe Verdi(1813 – 1901) was one of the most highly influential composers of the late 19th century. He wrote 25+ operas, beginning
when he was only 26 years old.His most famous operas include Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovotore, Nabucco,
Aida, and Falstaff.

CAST

KATHLEEN CARLSON (Cecily “Cissy”
Robson)

"Kathleen Carson, as Contralto Cissy Robson, was keen and comfy in her skin
with nary a miss from her sweet, somewhat addled and practical character." - J. Chaussee, GR

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ROGER LARSON (Reginald “Reggie” Paget)

﻿“Roger Larson, as tenor Reggie Paget, moved from the tranquil, self-satisfied
and rational retiree to histrionics involving lime marmalade in stunning flashes that kept the audience alert.”﻿ -J. Chaussee, GR

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DAVE McINTOSH
(Wilfred “Wilf” Bond)

“Baritone Wilf Bond, was played by Dave McIntosh, who utilized the ribald,
smarmy character to the hilt, but leaving it behind and moving into great sensitivity when the time was right.”- J. Chaussee, GR﻿

PEGGY LORD CHILTON (Jean
Horton)

"Peggy Lord Chilton became diva soprano Jean Horton, showing just enough of her
layered pain and panic to make the character breath."- J. Chaussee, GR﻿